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STEVE REED

Reed says councils should not be offering 'full-time pay for part-time work'

By Dan Peters | 22 December 2025

Local authorities should not be offering full-time pay for part-time work, communities secretary ...

PAY

Pay hike plans cause rift at Reform-led council

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2025

Proposals to make golden handcuffs payments to staff have caused a rift among the Reform UK admin...

PAY

Unions submit joint pay claim

By Paul Marinko | 01 December 2025

Unions have submitted a call for a pay rise of at least £3,000 from local government employers fo...

PAY

Budget: Councils to be impacted by minimum wage and threshold freeze

By Paul Marinko | 26 November 2025

Councils, along with other employers, will be impacted by the chancellor’s decision to increase t...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Stalled salaries risk weakening councils' top talent pool

By Paul Marinko | 20 November 2025

The news that council chief executives' salaries are failing to keep pace with inflation will onl...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' pay slump

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2025

Chief executives’ advertised salaries drop below four-year inflation rate, The MJ’s data analysis...

STEVE REED

Reed: Reorganisation will contribute to 'fair' pay

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025

Local government reorganisation will help pay council workers a ‘fair wage’, communities secretar...

FINANCE

Why is recruitment to public service so challenging?

By Sonia Virdee | 13 November 2025

To recruit successfully, it's time to rethink the way public sector careers are present, especial...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation: MHCLG must come off the fence on staffing guidance

By Ian Miller | 13 November 2025

Ian Miller says the creation of unitaries means the Government must stop prevaricating, and updat...

PREVENTION

Prevention and innovation: Securing adult social care's future

By Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE | 11 November 2025

Chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE says the message from ...

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frederica-diamanta

Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Place

£132,063 - £145,050 plus lease car allowance of £9,576 and relocation package

As the custodian of place, you will lead a broad and influential portfolio Apply for this job

Pembrokeshire County Council

Road Safety Manager

£58,598 - £61,854

Premium jobWant to create safer, healthier and more welcoming streets for everyone? Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Director of Finance (S.151)

£110,000 – £125,000

Lead our Financial Transformation Apply for this job

Trafford Council

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